immune system
By: Peter Parham.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Garland Science
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780815341468
Subjects: Immune system; Immunopathology; Immune System; Immunity
Table of contents: title: Elements of the immune system and their roles in defense; title: Innate immunity; title: Principles of adaptive immunity; title: Antibody structure and the generation of B-cell diversity; title: Antigen recognition by T lymphocytes; title: The development of B lymphocytes; title: The development of T lymphocytes; title: T cell-mediated immunity; title: Immunity mediated by B cells and antibodies; title: The body's defenses against infection; title: Failures of the body's defenses; title: Over-reactions of the immune system; title: Disruption of healthy tissue by the immune response; title: Prevention of infectious disease by vaccination; title: Transplantation of tissues and organs; title: Cancer and its interaction with the immune system.